Daily Republican., 1887-08-26
Third EDITION.
moRE ABOUT HEDGES.

A patty OF I"euty-h'O
Trenton, N. j, aad Aror In'pSs1e
the Dayton Hedge Fence fronouhoo
1.-THE Beat They Ever saw.
For years it has been an unsoived
,rohlem with farmers what 10 use IoI
I.nces. The old worm fence Oh tne hise
settlers did we'll enough Is long ss
rim, her was plenty and cheap, OF woou.
and needed clearing for the purpose Vi
cultivation, But as the popu'sSioI
creased, causing divisions anu suvu
.,a'cns q, lsrse tracts OF land, timber
90, n. srcel 10 become correspondin2ly
sc,rrs. with q consequent Increase IN
,,r,ce. SID ,he ~oIm fence, which re-
oulr.d large amount OF timber 70 con
,trrc, j., had TO give place 70 the poe'
agd raii fence.
Bu. 0. late years the farmers are
finding that even that is too expensive,
consid eripg the length OF time II VIII
isst, A. long as old, well seasoned
timber could be obtained 1t anything
like q -eaasonbie price, It an
swered the purpose, In lieu OF any.
thing better, and y good fence that
would last for ten or twelve years
could be constructed at cost OF about
so cents panel. But even with tnat
il had its drawbacks, as occasionally
bad rails would be put In unnotlced oy
the farmer, causing him 70 make
Iepairs yearly. In addition to this
there Is the constant danger OF fence
of this kind being blown down ~ any
time, and within the past rev years
this danger has been greatly increases
by the fact that young timber has 10 DC
used, which at the best will not last
more than three or four years, and
while the quality OF the timber has
decreased there has been considerable
increase in the price, and good post
and rail fence cannot be built now Tor
less THAI s. \ panel.
Wire fences have bsen tried anc
found wanting, and until recently II
was az open question In regard 70 the
fence OF the future. That question has
now been answered and the problem
solved by a Company OF gentlemen IL
OHIO taat havs associated themselves
oatther urder ths name OF the Daytor
Hedge Company, who after years 0
experiments and spending thousands
dollars are now prepared 10 snow tna
they csn construct fencs OF osaR
orange plants and wires that Will no
take up any more room than post AM
rail fence, con be constructed NJ les
cost than that sind OF fence, will las
forever, becoming better and stroBRs
every year. and Ia addition TO All thl
beau ines and increases the value OF an,
tarm on " hiCb IL may be pisc sd.
The agent o! this company, Mr.. San
mel johnson, arrived 10 this city FEY
weeks since, and announced himself
being ready and willing 10 substantial
all thG above claims by occular demon
stratiou, without one cent OF expens
Lo the Investigators. Accordingly
party o. farmers from this section wer
taken TO Trenton, n. j., about tW
weshs ago, and there was not ma
among them, no matter what DOUBTS I
may have had before starting, that di
not return fully convinced that u
Dayton Hedge Is the beet, strohe go
and cheapest fence that can be CO.
etructed, aud something that 40 ma
ter Of economy, If nothing else, w
within s. few years come into Rener
use all over the country. This party
farmers were accompanied by repc
tar OF the REPUBLICAN,, and his VIE
and opinion of the fence, as publish
next day called more general attenti
10 lit. al. could have been done In 81
other way. Consequently when 1t
came known that Mr.. johnson intend
to take another party 70 the same pla
yesterday, his invitation was 3 sd
ac,eptst by twenty-five farmers Of Il
vicinity.
TIE weather was delightful and
party, with a represt ntaJive OF tue
PUBLICAN and one from the Morn
News. met at the P, w. & B. Railro
station ut 3 80 O'Clock, 30 that no
could be counted and tickets obtain
in time 10 take the $50 north bound
press. There was delay Of q few m
uns IN Ph!!adelph!s, but at 10 o'clt
the party started On another train
their destination, which was reacl
abont IL 80 O'clock. Hacks were I
cured aud a start made across the d.
ware river " Bucks County to exam
places wh.re the company had oeel
work. After "a drive Of about m
the cams came TO halt, and the .;
diSem barked TO inspect an old hedg'
the farm of Joseph Brooks, which
operated few years ago by the Day
Company. When they took hold OF
hedge It WAS In such condition
Nj 3 ooks Was about 10 dig IL up.
Taea !. was unsigktly, and 30 o
aa3 weak tha. COW would not b
ex1elic1ced any difficulty In pust
its way through II. But now oil
is changed, aud although being an
he6ge, it is not by any means
sample OF the work done by the
rsny; this fence Ia straight, symetr
close and strong. AS test of
strength Mr.. Young. the presiden
the Company, told party OF
whom he mad there q few weeks 6
that hs would give t,.em $lC0 spiel
phil i over. They accepted the bal
but their united strength was not :
cient TO hUdQe it. On the way OF
thfa N larrA Marty from
Chester was met, who, having fni
their inspection, were on their
back to Trenton. Some of the fer
IN MT. Johnson's party said that
principal objection to the osage or
as fence was the lateral roots, "
run for many feet into the hald
prevent the cultivation of other Gro
Mr.. Johnson coon disposed of tn
jection by Lskirg q spade and di;
down On each side Of the hodge,
deeper than ground is plowed, bu
q lateral root could be found.
Farther down the road the part
spected hedge where the plants
set out by the company about one
ago. Tney are growing nicely
look vely thrifty. In about eiR
months from now these plants W
plashed, and then, with the exc,
OF trimming the fence will reQui
little mora care and will last forev
drive OF sevaral miles further was I
and the party s!i2hted at place G
By widow lady pamed BaltesoD
resides In Philadelphia.
This fam Is Occupied by Jacob
b.Cugh, and tho hedge aoog the
had been allowed to grow wild.
the stalks were In many places |